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Week of Oct. 9 in Teacher Ed News

GLOBALEducation International. International Day of the Girl ChildAs education unions, it is part of our core mission and mandate to ensure gender perspectives are integrated at every level: within teachers initial training and continuous development programmes, as well as in the curricula and in all education-related policies.

The Hill. [Darling-Hammond, Tucker OpEd] If you want a world-class education system, then empower our teachersFirst, the recruitment of prospective teachers must be intentional and systematic. Leaders in high-performing systems recruit academically capable students into teacher education who also possess a passion for teaching and an ability to connect with young people.

Inside Higher Ed.
1) Innovative Teachers for Tomorrow’s CareersOur nation needs strong teachers in every math and science classroom, writes E. Gordon Gee, but too few STEM experts choose to apply their talents to this important career path.2) Leadership Matters for Transfer Success…researchers from the …Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College visited six high-performing transfer partnerships — including six two-year and eight four-year schools — to understand how higher education can better serve undergraduate transfer students.3) Teaching Teachers to Teach OnlineColleges use a variety of strategies to train subject-matter experts in effective online instruction. One surprise: in-person training is huge.

Politico. Merryl Tisch is back, will have say in how charter schools certify teachers“As chancellor, Merryl Tisch presided over the Common Core debacle; the arrival of Pearson testing and [former state education commissioner] John King Jr., and the troubled edTPA teacher certification process,” NYSUT spokesman Carl Korn said, referring to several other controversies during her tenure. “As she moves to the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, we ask, ‘What can go wrong?’”

Times Union. SUNY OKs charter teacher certification planThe SUNY charter schools committee, voting in New York City, approved the plan by a vote of 4-1 on Wednesday, with the stated goal of making it easier to become a teacher at New York charter schools in light of a national and statewide teacher shortage.

NEW YORK CITYNew York Post. Protesters demand ‘accurate’ Columbus school curriculum­ Bed-Stuy parent Felicia Alexander… “These teachers view our students as menacing, as dangerous, as threatening. They view our kids as less likely to succeed.” Alexander said instructors need to be trained to “understand the backgrounds and the diverse cultures of our kids” in order to effectively teach them.